Gun mounting and means for carrying same on decks of ships



- C. WALE.

GUN MOUNTING AND MEANS FOR CARRYING SAME 0N DECKS 0F SHIPS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27. 1918.

1 ,323, 1 29. Patented Nov. 25, 1919. S

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GUN MOUNTING AND MEANS FOR CARRYING SAME 0N DECKS 0F SNIPS. V

APPLVZATION FILED FEB. 21. ms.

1,323,129. Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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' GUN-MOUNTING ANZD';ME3A:1\1:SYFO13FCARBYING"SAME'ON'EEQKS or SHIPS,-

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Application {filed February 27, SL918. -seri-al mo. 2=19,41.

.Tp elk mom iemdr/ionc m Be i known tha I, CHARLES WArrniesub :ject ofthe King offireat Britain, residing et ,Eflswick Works, .N wc lempon lyne, England, have inne t d a n w an u fu ,Improiiement in Gnu-Mountingsend Mes-1 for 'Cenrying S me on De k o Shinwfi which the following is especification.

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.ii eoording t this in ent on the t un ion o e gun ere-suppor d ihearing in 1 lee riege .oer ied 101.1 a g mbel frame wh h allows ofuniversal motion. fllhe igim'bg l .freme is c rr ed on a r tatab e:ringzmo nj o e tcup hepedkbese err e :by an enh le bracket s cured to--he frame o vth ,ship, [a space being left around snd beneath the basewhich i filled with a p eki g of felt or other elastic materiel, thusallowing {off small-movement which reduces .the shoek of The c nte of gav y of th ig n ndi-oerr'iage is verticallybelowithe universel center.and the Weights are so disposed that they h e a q ick righting :momen hohch s .eny tendencymf theexis of {the gun to move out of its verticalplane. Forthis pnrpose'e Weight, hose lower surface is sphenice l, mayheseeuredto the lower xpent of the. car- -riage. V

The base iorrnse sphericalseating on -;to which .the 1 carriagesetsbeck'through a;- smell distance ,on ,the firing of ,the gun, and the.trunnions rofthe gu ereial o'wod t s tback go; shortdistenceaxie11y,;or;the gimbel irarne may be so constructed as to act ,asej-stljfi' springduring the movement.

' ,The gun is .retainedst the correct-angle .of elevation for range inthe vertical plane of sight .When the ship v rolls mechanism whichabsorbs the energy of the gun and the-carriageduring one half of theroll and seusesisuchgenergyito act upon the gun and V ,the carriageduring the other half of .the

roll, the first halfofthe roll being regarded .as from th time thatrtheship is onan even ke el to the end of the roll frornone side [or theother, ,and the second half from the side -or extreme roll back to thefirstposition.

iSllQh mechanism vmay consist of -;a spring {under FtQHSlQIl orcoinpression, or, i013s why-V .dranl'ic lor sim ilagr cylinder. 7 7 7Elle -.ennexed drawings show .e mountin and means iforzcenrying the samemode n accQ Tdance with this invention. Figure 1 is :a plan, Big. 22.isze section-e1. elevationend L-Ei-gs- 5 and 14 show m di t n 1 The gun10 has outrll lnions 1 1 7 supported in hearings in a {carriage 12carried on pivots 111011 e .gi'rnhsl frame 13. :On zthe gimbel imme 13arepivots 131 and 132 carried by a rotatable ring 1&1. The forward pivot131 entersesocket 1 3. 11 the ring lhespring asher 134 being inserted inthe socket, and theiree pi o 1 2en er a soo et 135mountedin .ga (bearing36 o t e ring 11 .-a sp ing n he 1 .3 being inserted between :the socketsen shoring 1. A th gune d-ceririage shone-piece erefree to r upo theB-n la'g and th fram 13 esvone lnieceere ireetot nn pon h P vo s 131M01132, the gun is free to turn in ny direction about th p intqo i erseci n Qfth eX of-t .trunnions and the pivots.

In the ring 151 ,are conical rollers 1.411 Whi hun o a path e l-t topf a:c pshaped hase 15 carried by an annular bracket 16 fixed to plates 17.Betweenthe ,bese ,15, L ld the bracket 16 are two-flanged i 18 end 19 eeen h ch is eicils ion 20. o fielastic material. On the bottoln of thecarriage 12 is a Weight-.21 whoseunder .sur- .ifeo conf m i h h inneurfac of th cuprsheped base 15 end :the parts of .the surfe 1 2 1 Lan2l2h11 s h ped as t come int co ta Wi h :a .ipr iect on 114:2 ion thering 14 and a projection 151:011 the cupsheped base respectively inorder to limit :the ;n1oti o n of .tl1e gun. When -the gun is .firedpart of the recoil 'is taken up by :the

spring .Weshers 134 and 137 andthe elastic .cnshion 20, the carriagesetting back upon 12 11 by pivots 242, .the ring being. connected bypivots 243tothe base '15 Thespring is compressed-by a flange ,25 on a;rod,; 25 1 universally connected to theweight 21. Or, as shown in Fig.4;, a hydraulic cylinder. 26 in which is a piston 261 whose piston rod262 is universally connected to the weight 21, may be'used. Thehydraulic cylinder is connected to a ring 263 by pivots 264:, the ringbeing connected by pivots 265 to the base 15.

In these cases, as the ship rolls the mechanism absorbs the energy ofthe gun and carriage due to the motion of the ship during one half ofthe roll, and gives out the energy during the other half, so that theaxis of the gun is retained in the vertical plane and at the correctangle of elevation.

This operation is secured due to the tendency of the mass of theweight'21, the center of gravity of which is below the center ofsuspension of the gun, to travel too far in the direction of the roll ofthe ship as the speed of the roll decreases and approaches zero. Thestoring up of energy in the connecting medium operates against thistendency and maintains the proper position of the gun in space. Also, byemploying a connecting medium, the strength of which is of the order ofthe friction of the bearings of the gun, the gun is forced to assume,when the vessel rests on an even keel, a predetermined position inspace, the connecting medium compensating for the inherent variabilityof this position due to friction at the universal center of suspension.I

The mounting is trained by hand through an arm 27 pivoted at 271 to abracket 27 2 connected to the ring 14.

A firing trigger 28 is carried on the arm 27 and is connected to thebreech mechanism 29 by a flexible control 30.

For training the gun I provide a'director sight consisting of a bar 31mounted on the frame 18 in such a manner that it is. rotatable about avertical axis and having a vertical slot in it which forms the rearsight, a fine wire held vertically in a frame 311 forming the foresight. I

The gun is elevated by means of a screw 32 mounted in a swivel bearing321 on the carriage 12 which screw engages with a swivel nut 33 mountedon the gun 10.

What I claim is 1. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on thecarriage supporting the trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carryingthe carriage, a rotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shapedbase carrying the rotatable ring, an annular bracket carrying thecup-shaped base and an elastic cushion between the annular bracket andthe base.

2. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying therotatable ring, an annular bracket carrying the cup-shaped base, anelastic cushion between the annular bracket and the base and springsengaging with the gimbal frame.

3. In a gun mounting, a carriage, hearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage and meanswhich absorbs the energy of the gun and the carriage during one half ofthe roll of the ship and causes such energy to act upon the gun and thecarriage during the other half of the roll.

1. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, acup-shaped base carrying the gimbal frame and means which absorbs theenergyof the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll of theship and causes such energy to act upon the gun and the carriage duringthe other half of the roll.

5. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage,a'rotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame and means which absorbs theenergy of the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll of theship andcauses such energy to act upon the gun and the carriage duringthe other half of the roll.

6. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrving the gimbal frame, a cup shaped base carrying therotatable ring and means which absorbs the energy of the gun and thecarriage during one half of the roll of the ship and causes such energyto act upon the gun and the carriage during the other half of the roll.

7 In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supporting thetrunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, a rotatablering carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying the rotatablering, an annular bracket carrying the cup-shaped base, an elasticcushion between the annular bracket and the base and means which absorbsthe energy of the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll ofthe ship and causes such energy to act upon the gun and the carriageduring the other half of the roll.

8. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, springsupporting means for the gimbal frame and means which absorbs the energyof the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll of the ship andcauses such energy to act upon the gun and the carriage during the otherhalf of the roll.

9. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, acup-shaped base carrying the gimbal frame, spring supporting means forthe gimbal frame and means Which absorbs the energy of the gun and thecarriage during one half of the roll of the ship and causes such energyto act upon the gun and the carriage during the other half of the roll.

10. In agun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, spring supporting means forthe gimbal frame and means Which absorbs the energy of the gun and thecarriage during one half of the roll of the ship and causes such energyto act upon the gun and the carriage during the other half of the roll.7

11. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying therotatable ring, spring supporting means for the gimbal frame and meanswhich abun and the carriage during one half 0' the roll of the ship andcauses such energy to act upon the gun and the carriage during the otherhalf of the roll.

12. Ina gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbalframe carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying therotatable ring, an annular bracket carrying the cup-shaped base, anelastic cushion between the annular bracket and the base, springsupporting means for the gimbal frame and means which absorbs the energyof the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll of the ship andcauses such energy to act upon the gun and the carriage during the otherhalf of the roll.

13. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bear-- ings on'the carriagesupporting the trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying thecarriage and a spring connected to the carriage adapted to absorb theenergy of the gun and the carriage during one half of the roll of theship andto cause such energy to act upon the'gun and the carriage duringthe other half ofthe roll.

14. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying therotatable ring and a spring connected to the carriage and adapted toabsorb the one half of the roll of the ship and to cause such energy toact upon the gun and the carriage during the other half of the roll.

15. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage,spring-supporting means for the gimbal frame and a spring connected tothe carriage and adapted to absorb the energy of the gun and thecarriage during one half of the roll of the ship and to cause suchenergy to act upon the gun and the carriage during the other half of theroll.

'16. In a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, arotatable ring carrying the gimbal frame, a cup-shaped base carrying therotatable ring, an annular bracket carrying the cup-shaped base, anelastic cushion between the annular bracket and the base, springsupporting means for the gimbal frame and a spring connected to thecarriage and. adapted to absorb the energy of the gun and the carriageduring. one half of the roll of the ship and to cause such energy to actupon the gun and the carriage clurin the other half of the roll.

17. n a gun mounting, a carriage, bearings on the carriage supportingthe trunnions of the gun, a gimbal frame carrying the carriage, pivotson the gimbal frame, a rotatable ring, sockets on the rotatable ring toreceive the pivots, a spring in one socket and a spring between theother socket and the rotatable ring, a cup-shapecl base carrying therotatable ring, an annular bracket carrying the cup-shaped base and anelastic cushion between the bracket and the bracket carrying thecup-shaped base, an

elastic cushion between the bracket and the base and means, whichabsorbs the energy of the gun and the carriage during one half of theroll of the ship and causes such energy to act upon the gun and thecarriage during the other half 'of the roll.

CHARLES WALE.

